Fórsa president Michael Smyth is organising a mental health webinar for members which will focus on building resilience. The virtual event takes place between 1.00pm and 2.00pm on Thursday 4th March.

Psychologist Shane Martin will present the hour-long session on the concept of ‘bouncibility,’ using a blend of stories, humour and evidence-based strategies to help strengthen resilience.

If you’re interested and available to attend on the day, please register here. Members will be contacted with log-in details the day before the event.

Places are limited. So, if registration closes before you get a chance to apply, please contact hgavigan@forsa.ie to be placed on the waiting list. Similarly, if you register for the event and later realise you cannot attend, please alert the same email address so your slot can be offered to someone else.

Unfortunately, we can’t record this event so it won’t be available to watch back at a later stage.

Speaking ahead of the event, Michael noted that while the current Covid restrictions are necessary, they’re taking a serious toll on many people’s mental health.

“I understand that this webinar in no way alleviates the intense anxiety and fatigue many of us are currently experiencing due to Covid-19, but I hope it will go some small way towards tackling the lockdown frustration by providing attendees with tools to help strengthen their resilience,” he said.

Fórsa also has a free, confidential counseling helpline available to members 24/7. Details of that and other helplines can be found here.